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score one, a big one, for the president and the democrats. >>> i'm melissa harris-perry in for lawrence o'done this will evening. the breaking news of the day the standoff over the temporary payroll tax cut extension is over. for those of you playing at home, it is president obama, 1, house republicans, 0. now, here is how house speaker john boehner who wanted to take the compromise deal last week, started the day. >> the house passed the bill that would extend these policies for a year and it just kicked the can down the road, oh, my goodness, we are getting close to christmas is not the right thing for the american people. >> and here is where boehner ended up. >> senator reid and i have reached an agreement on payroll tax relief on behalf of the american people. key parts of this agreement are that on january 1st no american work letter see an increase in their taxes. we will ensure that a new complex reporting burden is not unintentionally imposed on small business. we will ask the house and senate to approve this agreement by unanimous concept before christmas. middle class familie
score one, a big one, for the president and the democrats. >>> i'm melissa harris-perry in for lawrence o'done this will evening. the breaking news of the day the standoff over the temporary payroll tax cut extension is over. for those of you playing at home, it is president obama, 1, house republicans, 0. now, here is how house speaker john boehner who wanted to take the compromise deal last week, started the day. >> the house passed the bill that would extend these policies for...
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and we'll have a big, big christmas surprise to reveal to lawrence. he'll join us later when we reveal the latest news on the efforts to get desks to school kids in malawi. >>> stay take a look at the 2011 obama family holiday card. inside it reads, "from our family to yours, may your holiday shine with the light of the season." after seeing this obviously subversive greeting, fox news published an article titled, "no christmas in white house holiday card." and the first line reads, "the official white house holiday card makes no mention of the word christmas and instead focused on bo, the first dog, based on the wishes of the first family." no love for bo, fox news? let's take a look at how fox news celebrated the holidays on air this afternoon. >> merry christmas, allegra. >> what do you plan to do over the holidays, maryann? >> i'm going to be spending it with family. >> very nice. >> and allegra will be there. >> i'm looking for one of these. love the dog. >> sarah palin weighed in on the christmas card controversy, telling fox news that she found
and we'll have a big, big christmas surprise to reveal to lawrence. he'll join us later when we reveal the latest news on the efforts to get desks to school kids in malawi. >>> stay take a look at the 2011 obama family holiday card. inside it reads, "from our family to yours, may your holiday shine with the light of the season." after seeing this obviously subversive greeting, fox news published an article titled, "no christmas in white house holiday card." and the...
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"joe walsh hasn't been a big time wage earner politician until recently. he's had no more problems with child support than any other average guy." sounds like walsh's lawyer is a specialist in deadbeat dads. joe walsh's lawyer, the champion of average guys and deadbeat dads everywhere, cannot explain why the supposedly financially struggling joe walsh was able to loan his 2010 congressional campaign $35,000. nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain how joe walsh got his hands on $35,000 to loan his campaign $35,000, nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain why joe walsh's campaign fund has paid him back at least $14,000 for the loan while joe walsh hasn't paid the several years of child support he owes the mother of his first three children. nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain how the impoverished joe walsh was able to take vacations with his girlfriend in 2004 to mexico and italy while refusing to pay child support. in a court filing in december of last year, laura walsh's attorneys wrote, "the apparent availability of large sums
"joe walsh hasn't been a big time wage earner politician until recently. he's had no more problems with child support than any other average guy." sounds like walsh's lawyer is a specialist in deadbeat dads. joe walsh's lawyer, the champion of average guys and deadbeat dads everywhere, cannot explain why the supposedly financially struggling joe walsh was able to loan his 2010 congressional campaign $35,000. nor can joe walsh's deadbeat dad lawyer explain how joe walsh got his hands...
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event, a big response. and obviously, people's president obama have shifted t. and nelson was going to face' re-election fight with some of the nice things he had said about the president thrown back in his face. but that personal politics meant that he also had some leeway i think with this white house because he had been good to obama and lieberman hadn't. that's another big contrast between the two of them. >> karen, am i wrong to be feeling more confident about the president's re-election as the republicans continue to attack each other and less confident about harry reid's ability to hold on to a democratic senate? >> i think we don't yet know what the story of the senate is going to be. i'm actually a little bit more optimistic. i agree that i think the president's re-election prospects continue to look better every day the republicans open their mouths to talk. so certainly that has been helpful. but i think with regard to the senate, i mean, again, i think that we have to kind of pay attention to wh
event, a big response. and obviously, people's president obama have shifted t. and nelson was going to face' re-election fight with some of the nice things he had said about the president thrown back in his face. but that personal politics meant that he also had some leeway i think with this white house because he had been good to obama and lieberman hadn't. that's another big contrast between the two of them. >> karen, am i wrong to be feeling more confident about the president's...
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but then it leaves medicare, social security, as the big targets because that's what -- when they look for the money, that's where they see the money. >> right. no, that's right. i'm sorry. >> so are democrats going to unify around this position since republican leaders are basically openly talking about we won't put anyone on there who will consider taxation? should harry reid -- harry reid is asking, what should i do? tell harry reid what he should do. >> well, i told harry. as a matter of fact, i just spoke to senator reid the other day. and what i said to him is, senator reid, do not appoint anybody to that commission who will cut social security, medicare, and medicaid. the goal must be at the very least to stop making significant cuts in military spending, which has tripled since 1997. >> now, leon panetta, the new secretary of defense came out saying today that the automatic triggered cuts to defense spending would be very, very difficult for the defense department to handle, for him to handle. was that in effect the administration trying to put pressure on the super committee t
but then it leaves medicare, social security, as the big targets because that's what -- when they look for the money, that's where they see the money. >> right. no, that's right. i'm sorry. >> so are democrats going to unify around this position since republican leaders are basically openly talking about we won't put anyone on there who will consider taxation? should harry reid -- harry reid is asking, what should i do? tell harry reid what he should do. >> well, i told harry....
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. >>> let me fish with my big hope for america. we start with president obama on the road selling this jobs plan. we start with gene and both msnbc analysts. gentlemen, signs of the president. for months i said the president should take his fight straight to the republicans and highlight actual projects in their own republican district daring them to vote no for projects that help and in fact are needed in their own hometowns. according to a group called transportation for america, my new favorite group of this country, there are now more than 65,000 structurally deficient bridges in country. the bridges we travel over all the time and in immediate of immediate repair, maintenance or outright replacement. we could put americans to work fixing them right now. right now, by the way, mr. cantor, listen up, and those who vote for him on occasion, 94 structurally deficient bridges in your district, mr. cantor, down in virginia, where president obama travelled to this morning to speak on his jobs plan. throughout this segment at the bott
. >>> let me fish with my big hope for america. we start with president obama on the road selling this jobs plan. we start with gene and both msnbc analysts. gentlemen, signs of the president. for months i said the president should take his fight straight to the republicans and highlight actual projects in their own republican district daring them to vote no for projects that help and in fact are needed in their own hometowns. according to a group called transportation for america, my...
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so let's all keep asking the big what ifs. sprint business specialists can help you find the answers. sprint. america's favorite 4g network. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintrelay.com. can help you find the answers. [ shainutes. all your important legal matters in just minutes. now it's quicker and easier for you to start your business... protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> the verdict is in. and america doesn't like the debt ceiling deal. according to "usa today"/gallup poll, 46% disapprove of the deal and 39% approve. only 29% see it as a step forward in addressing the federal debt. 22% see it as a step backward. tea partiers really hate the deal. just 22% of tea party supporters approve of the agreement. while 26% of republicans approve of the agreement. the strongest support for the deal comes from democrats, with 58% of democrats supporting the deal, even though it does not include the balanced approach on spending cuts and tax revenue increases advocat
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. >> we cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there is a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can't -- we can't deny that. >> what are you suggesting? >> what i'm saying is that it's wrong for a drug company because the governor's former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is, is it about life or was it about millions of dollars and potentially billions for drug companies? >> let senator santorum hold off for a second. you have to respond to that. >> yes, sir. the company that was merck, and it was a $5,000 contribution that i had received from them. i raise about $30 million. and if you're saying that i can be bought for $5,000, i'm offended. >> i'm offended for all the little girls and the parents that didn't have a choice. that's what i'm offended for. >> now, i tried to make a point last week that perry's decision was all about his service to a giant pharmaceutical company, n
. >> we cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there is a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can't -- we can't deny that. >> what are you suggesting? >> what i'm saying is that it's wrong for a drug company because the governor's former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor and this is just flat-out wrong. the...
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we ought to get outside and debate the big picture, what kind of country we want to live in, what kind of country we want this to be. that's why i like politics, roosevelt, reagan, kennedy, the stuff even young kids like me cared about. that's "hardball," thanks for being with us. "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >> joel burns is with us tonight to respond to michele bachmann's statement on bullying. but bullying isn't the only danger the tea party just doesn't understand. >> first of all, you don't look happy on the front page of "the new york times." >> first, speaker of the house john boehner, it doesn't get better. >> the speaker of the house is being whip sawed today between his tea party caucus. >> this is the moment of the boehner speakership. >> the plan is officially a flop. >> the budget office downgrading the revenue projections. >> told gop lawmakers to get their "blank" in line. >> get their behind in line, thomas. >> he was really cracking the whip. >> it says boehner's grip on his caucus is put to test in standoff. >> the world's saddest tangerin
we ought to get outside and debate the big picture, what kind of country we want to live in, what kind of country we want this to be. that's why i like politics, roosevelt, reagan, kennedy, the stuff even young kids like me cared about. that's "hardball," thanks for being with us. "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >> joel burns is with us tonight to respond to michele bachmann's statement on bullying. but bullying isn't the only danger the tea...
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. >> joel, in the national, statistical picture, the big focus of it, we have studies indicating 85% of lgbt students surveyed nationally say they have been bullied at school. this is, by no means, individualized to particular school districts. >> absolutely. again, it is a nationwide problem, but there are cultures created within these school districts about how to deal with it, and you find in areas either in states or school districts where the -- they have policies prohibiting this type of activity of bullying and of prohibiting any kind of discussion about homosexuality. the suicide rates amongst lgbt teens are much lower. that's something proved out in a variety of places, the fact it's higher in anoka-hennepin point to problems there. >> joel burns, thank you for returning to "the last word" tonight. where you made your network television today buh and in the process won a glad award. thanks for joining us again. >> i'm happy to be here and i hope the congresswoman ends her silence soon. >> thank you, joel. thank you. you can have the last word
. >> joel, in the national, statistical picture, the big focus of it, we have studies indicating 85% of lgbt students surveyed nationally say they have been bullied at school. this is, by no means, individualized to particular school districts. >> absolutely. again, it is a nationwide problem, but there are cultures created within these school districts about how to deal with it, and you find in areas either in states or school districts where the -- they have policies prohibiting...
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[ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigger! [ monica ] ...because i don't think we're going anywhere for a while. [ male announcer ] write your story with the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. get started at citisimplicity.com. she won't eat eggs without hot...
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. >> knew the bull's eye on my back was big, but not that big. my 9-9-9 plan. >> i know the republican party but this can't be the kind of nine they want. >> let herman be herman. >> let herman be herman. >> let herman be herman and block be block. >> i'm going to smoke a cigarette. >> rick perry is tired of losing debates so he is skipping them. >> he may start to skip future debates. >> rick perry says he may be through with dastardly debates. >> bad debates, a lot of problems with the campaign. >> it takes valuable time away from dpaning. >> and republicans are tired of crazy people ruining their party. >> nobody has been able to find any records. >> i can call this paper towel a napkin, but it is a napkin. >> these things do not help. >> admonitions by barbara bush. >> you are hoping obama get re-elected. >> michele bachmann's campaign is in trouble. yorng i don't know if you heard this. >> hooray for trouble. >> that thud you are about to hear is the herman cain campaign crashing back to earth. so, writes joe kleine in this week's issue of "
. >> knew the bull's eye on my back was big, but not that big. my 9-9-9 plan. >> i know the republican party but this can't be the kind of nine they want. >> let herman be herman. >> let herman be herman. >> let herman be herman and block be block. >> i'm going to smoke a cigarette. >> rick perry is tired of losing debates so he is skipping them. >> he may start to skip future debates. >> rick perry says he may be through with dastardly...
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he came up with a big bill with a big number. but the problem is for a sort of moderate democrat like kay hagan from the swing state of north carolina, and obama's determined to try to win north carolina again, you know, you had the stimulus bill of a while back, you had the health care, the big sweeping health care legislation, a lot of swing voters in her state are worried about big bills with barack obama's name on it. it's as simple as that. >> howard, the white house seems to be taking some cues from programming here on msnbc. adam green and other guests on this show have frequently said the president should be out there in these legislative battles selling them through speeches, through campaign-like speeches out on the road. chris matthews repeatedly saying, isolate those bridges in the republicans' districts and show them, this is the one, this is what needs the help. so white house press secretary jay carney announced today that next thursday the president will speak at a bridge in need of repair that happens to connect
he came up with a big bill with a big number. but the problem is for a sort of moderate democrat like kay hagan from the swing state of north carolina, and obama's determined to try to win north carolina again, you know, you had the stimulus bill of a while back, you had the health care, the big sweeping health care legislation, a lot of swing voters in her state are worried about big bills with barack obama's name on it. it's as simple as that. >> howard, the white house seems to be...
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is as big as ours is. but then in the fourth quarter of 2008, look at that. it went off a cliff. the economy shrank. shrank! another 3.8%! that is the situation president obama walked into. free-fall and so we got the stimulus. a piece of legislation that was responsible for not only stopping the free-fall but for propping up an economy that was, frankly, plunging toward depression. instead of the economy shrinking at that rate of 3.8% the stimulus is credited forred adding one or two percentage points and it yu the economy because of the stimulus act, up to 2.9 million people had jobs who otherwise would not have had them. in that sense, even though nothing turned up roses, the stimulus did work and did what it was supposed to do. it made things a lot less bad than they otherwise would be. things were still unspoolg at the in 2009. in december 2009, president obama called for a second round of stimulus. remember? >> even though we have reduced the deluge of job losses to a relative trickle, we are not yet
is as big as ours is. but then in the fourth quarter of 2008, look at that. it went off a cliff. the economy shrank. shrank! another 3.8%! that is the situation president obama walked into. free-fall and so we got the stimulus. a piece of legislation that was responsible for not only stopping the free-fall but for propping up an economy that was, frankly, plunging toward depression. instead of the economy shrinking at that rate of 3.8% the stimulus is credited forred adding one or two...
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the last big straw poll was the iowa straw poll. michele bachmann won that then promptly disappeared from view. she's now considered complete irrelevance in the campaign. herman cain is not going to be the nominee. adam pointed out, it tells you what we've known for a year. this field is a field that is still unsettled. we tried to force this into a box. now we have a two-person race. it's perry and romney. the truth is there are a lot of doubts among conservatives about whether rick perry is ready and showing over and over again he might not be. there have been problems with mitt romney. he has problems with the donor class which doesn't think he can beat barack obama. that's why you see the donor class primaily rising up in unison trying to get chris christie in the race. >> it was as good a weekend in florida as president obama could ask for i think. you have herman cain giving new life. he's going to stay on the debate stage for the rest of time. he's not leaving until you get to the convention. he's one of the candidates who ca
the last big straw poll was the iowa straw poll. michele bachmann won that then promptly disappeared from view. she's now considered complete irrelevance in the campaign. herman cain is not going to be the nominee. adam pointed out, it tells you what we've known for a year. this field is a field that is still unsettled. we tried to force this into a box. now we have a two-person race. it's perry and romney. the truth is there are a lot of doubts among conservatives about whether rick perry is...
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which is not that big a gap between the two of them there. and then the next thing that you pick up in the polling is in terms of magnitude is an undecided of 12%. 10% saying they just don't know. which i'm not sure quite what the difference is between undecided and don't know. there is a second tier here. single digit second tier that we should take a look at as we're looking at the total rankings here. michele bachmann comes in at 7%. newt gingrich at 7%. herman cain at 5%. ron paul at 5%. we don't have santorum showing up there in this poll. christina, at some point, all those also-rans are going to drop out. at some point. they're 7% of support for michele bachmann. 5% for herman cain. is going to migrate somewhere. as i look at that, it looks like that support is more likely to migrate to perry. more likely to go in what is perceived as the more conservative choice. so when we really do get down to two man, does that indicate what we're seeing here now, that perry's lead will widen in a two-man race? >> i mean, that's certainly a possibl
which is not that big a gap between the two of them there. and then the next thing that you pick up in the polling is in terms of magnitude is an undecided of 12%. 10% saying they just don't know. which i'm not sure quite what the difference is between undecided and don't know. there is a second tier here. single digit second tier that we should take a look at as we're looking at the total rankings here. michele bachmann comes in at 7%. newt gingrich at 7%. herman cain at 5%. ron paul at 5%. we...
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three, which is big for the base, big for people on fixed incomes, and it would not increase revenue. and it would cut what you're talking about, the possibility of job creation, because we're taking too much out of the economy. how could this be viewed as a win for the president? >> well, i don't think it would be a win. it's a win only relative to what the republicans are proposing. but if you save social security and medicare and medicaid, that's great. but if you take $2.7 trillion out of the economy, and if you do it soon, unfortunately, then you're going to have a tremendous problem. if you don't raise taxes on the rich, where are those cuts going too to come from? they're going to come from education, from infrastructure, from basic r&d. from all the things that you need to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and of course, if we go back to the old tax rates, before the bush tax cuts, we would be looking at $4 trillion into the treasury over the next decade, is that correct? >> of course we would. look, i was very proud, i was a member of the clinton administration. we ended
three, which is big for the base, big for people on fixed incomes, and it would not increase revenue. and it would cut what you're talking about, the possibility of job creation, because we're taking too much out of the economy. how could this be viewed as a win for the president? >> well, i don't think it would be a win. it's a win only relative to what the republicans are proposing. but if you save social security and medicare and medicaid, that's great. but if you take $2.7 trillion...
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this is the big coming-out party. this is her ball in hollywood so to speak. >> norman has a big house. >> let's remember, she's not like a national candidate. it doesn't matter if holewood is giving her money. people in massachusetts don't care about that in the way that people in the rest of the country would care. she has raced $3.5 million and scott brown has $12 million. she has a long ways to go. i think of hollywood as wall street west. they make crazy money doing silly things, and they want power. they want access to power, and they're looking for candidates to spend money on. >> the interesting thing about hollywood money is they're not asking for anything. they don't then go to the government and say, hey, we need these new banking regulations and so forth. they just are pouring their money. >> they get abused. obama treated them like the embarrassing girlfriend he doesn't want to admit he's dating. he hides and won't let photos of people of -- with hollywood people be shown. he's very secretive about it. >>
this is the big coming-out party. this is her ball in hollywood so to speak. >> norman has a big house. >> let's remember, she's not like a national candidate. it doesn't matter if holewood is giving her money. people in massachusetts don't care about that in the way that people in the rest of the country would care. she has raced $3.5 million and scott brown has $12 million. she has a long ways to go. i think of hollywood as wall street west. they make crazy money doing silly...
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. >> it really sets up a big fight. >> another fight. >> circle the wagons quickly. >> the big story today is gridlock. >> we don't think it's right to raise taxes on middle class americans. >> 46 million americans are living below the poverty line. >> out of touch with how really people, ordinary people -- >> the battle is over. and the middle classes have lost. >> let the campaign begin. >>> we're in a battle for the hearts and minds of america. so said president obama to supporters at a fund-raising event last night in new york city. the president told democratic donors that, quote, the stakes are enormous. and he finally acknowledged what his base has known since john boehner was sworn in as speaker of the house in january. "we have not had a willing partner over the last nine months. what we've seen is some inreconcilable differences. let's put it that way. a fundamentally different vision about where america needs to go and the speech that i gave at the joint session described a vision that is fundamentally different from the one that's offered by the other side." the president
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they don't want big oil to pay their fair share. they're protecting the big corporations. i think we need to take that to the american people. i think there was a dissatisfaction. i don't think it was because of a weak candidate that we lost. i think, again, we need to learn from this and if we learn to this -- you know, this is the precursor to 2012. 2012 is the big race. and i think that if we do what we're supposed to do by knowing what we stand for and showing the voters, there will be more enthusiasm and voters will come out and vote for us in 2012. >> congressman eliot engel, thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> joining us now, msnbc political analyst and "huffington post" reporter alex wagner. alex, the democratic spin is out there. just like when scott brown won that senate seat, teddy kennedy's seat in massachusetts, the democratic spin including from wasserman-schultz, oh, the democratic candidate was weak and it wasn't scott brown is a message that we are in serious trouble in the upcoming election which it turned out to be. >> right. on some level
they don't want big oil to pay their fair share. they're protecting the big corporations. i think we need to take that to the american people. i think there was a dissatisfaction. i don't think it was because of a weak candidate that we lost. i think, again, we need to learn from this and if we learn to this -- you know, this is the precursor to 2012. 2012 is the big race. and i think that if we do what we're supposed to do by knowing what we stand for and showing the voters, there will be more...
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. >> failing on the big things is something they choose to do. >> we implore them. murdoch is also note blame. >> insisting that he is not to blame. >> london calling. >> tried to pass the buck. >> he doesn't stack up. >> the 80-year-old appeared confused. >> here said yes, i'm in charge. >> someone tried to get i believe to rupert murdoch. >> a man with a shaving cream pie leaps past her husband and attempted to smash rupert murdoch in the face. >> that are looks like a spice. >> can you say it was glitter. >> as the deadline for raising the debt ceiling grows closer, house republicans chose to spend this day in debate and on a floor vote on a bill that the president has promised to veto if it somehow miraculously passed the senate, which it won't. republicans are not calling it the cut cap and balance bill because it drastically cuts spending and caps future spending and would guarantee future balanced guj et through a balanced amendment to the constitution. that would require a $2/3 majority. it was a debate over a bill that would never become law. you couldn't t
. >> failing on the big things is something they choose to do. >> we implore them. murdoch is also note blame. >> insisting that he is not to blame. >> london calling. >> tried to pass the buck. >> he doesn't stack up. >> the 80-year-old appeared confused. >> here said yes, i'm in charge. >> someone tried to get i believe to rupert murdoch. >> a man with a shaving cream pie leaps past her husband and attempted to smash rupert murdoch...
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. >> what today's big recall election in wisconsin tells us. >> players on both sides right now pulling out money in wisconsin. >> money in politics is the root of all political evil. >> pretty darn [ bleep ]? >> washington has lots of suggestions for the president's next move. >> what can the president do? >> physically, what do you do? >> really credible changes to the budget. >> more aggressive tone. >> call the four leaders of congress back to washington. >> the best move would be to say -- >> shiny balls. >> pretty darn [ bleep ]? >> the obama campaign thinks mitt romney is weird. >> mitt romney, get the phone. >> they plan an aggressive counter attack. >> assault on mitt romney's personality and also his business background. americans think he's awkward, they mention his love of skinny jeans. >> the other guy looks weird in skinny jeans. >> weird. >> shiny balls. >> weird. >> and "newsweek" cannot knock michele bachmann off message. >> an unflattering "newsweek" cover. >> ah-ha. >> what's the power behind your campaign in. >> i'm an iowan and i was born here. >> i can call this na
. >> what today's big recall election in wisconsin tells us. >> players on both sides right now pulling out money in wisconsin. >> money in politics is the root of all political evil. >> pretty darn [ bleep ]? >> washington has lots of suggestions for the president's next move. >> what can the president do? >> physically, what do you do? >> really credible changes to the budget. >> more aggressive tone. >> call the four leaders of...
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. >> failing on the big things is something they choose to do. >> we emplore the other side to get serious. >> when is the house going to stop the charade? >> the gang of six is still trying to lead. >> it's a far cry from the paul ryan budget. >> we thought this was the gang of six, dead and buried. >> now the gang of six is a gang of seven. >> two parts, there's always a second act. >> gotten rave reviews from a lot of folks. frlgs colleagues really liked it. >> when does somebody have to say uncle? >> murdoch is also not taking the blame. >> insisting that he is not to blame. >> london calling. >> tried to pass the buck today. >> just doesn't really stack up. >> the 80-year-old also appeared confused. >> he said yes, i'm in charge of this company. >> somebody jumped over to, i believe, get to rupert murdoch. >> somebody with a pie, wendi murdoch leaped past her husband. >> she's feisty, i've met her. >> if i remember correctly, that looks like a spike. >> you can always say with glitter. >> as the deadline for raising the debt ceiling grows closer by the day, house republicans chose to
. >> failing on the big things is something they choose to do. >> we emplore the other side to get serious. >> when is the house going to stop the charade? >> the gang of six is still trying to lead. >> it's a far cry from the paul ryan budget. >> we thought this was the gang of six, dead and buried. >> now the gang of six is a gang of seven. >> two parts, there's always a second act. >> gotten rave reviews from a lot of folks. frlgs...
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it was a big part of george w. bush's re-election campaign. and i think even more than the family piece or the church piece, it was this idea that by taking an unpopular stance, i'm doing something courageous. and that is something that romney hasn't been able to figure out how to do yet. >> christina, there's a new pew poll out that's polling the question of how does romney's mormon religion affect his candidacy with republicans and then the general election shows not much real effect in a general election, if he can get to that election. but it shows there's considerable resistance among evangelical christians to voting for a mormon in the republican primary. does the romney campaign have any actual strategy to deal with that, or just simply stay away from questions of religion? >> yeah, well, welcome to december 2007. this is really what happened when it came to iowa and romney putting so much of his campaign eggs in that basket. and mike huckabee really courting that evangelical vote, by not really going after romney's faith, but that's so
it was a big part of george w. bush's re-election campaign. and i think even more than the family piece or the church piece, it was this idea that by taking an unpopular stance, i'm doing something courageous. and that is something that romney hasn't been able to figure out how to do yet. >> christina, there's a new pew poll out that's polling the question of how does romney's mormon religion affect his candidacy with republicans and then the general election shows not much real effect in...
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. >> governor perry is really big on miracles. >> rick perry does things rick perry's way. >> debunked the texas myth about job creation. >> not the high-paying jobs. >> jobs that got moved from one state to another. >> the tea party and the texan. >> i don't think people in the tea party are going to be going for mitt romney. >> i welcome governor perry. >> rick perry also managed to offend carl rove. >> you know when you know you've gone too far? >> i got in trouble not talking about the federal reserve yesterday. >> you don't accuse the chairman of the federal reserve of being a traitor. >> cowboy from texas. >> we don't charge people with treason because we disagree with this. >> president obama kind of sort of should figure out if he loves america. >> i'll cut him some slack. >> you want a president in love with america. >> and michele bachmann says exactly what michelle obama said about america and no one noticed. >> you have restored in me my faith in america. >> this is a big deal. >> for the first time in my adult life, i am proud of my country. >> it's unbelievable she would
. >> governor perry is really big on miracles. >> rick perry does things rick perry's way. >> debunked the texas myth about job creation. >> not the high-paying jobs. >> jobs that got moved from one state to another. >> the tea party and the texan. >> i don't think people in the tea party are going to be going for mitt romney. >> i welcome governor perry. >> rick perry also managed to offend carl rove. >> you know when you know you've...
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that's a big assumption. in 2007, barack obama thought it would be about iraq, it wasn't about war at all, it was about the economy. a year is an extremely long time in politics, but what can government do when times are difficult, should government be cut or is government the last best hope? that's how this is going to play out, at least that's how the white house hope it's going to play out. let's take it to the people and see what they think too. >> richard wolffe of thanks for joining me tonight. >> you bet, lawrence. >>> this programming reminder for next week, msnbc will have the next republican presidential debate next wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern from the ronald reagan presidential library. >>> coming up, the best way to predict potential lines of attack on rick perry at the debate might be to read a book written by rick perry. >>> and later, even in a week like this, the late night comedy writers found something funny to write about. probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation
that's a big assumption. in 2007, barack obama thought it would be about iraq, it wasn't about war at all, it was about the economy. a year is an extremely long time in politics, but what can government do when times are difficult, should government be cut or is government the last best hope? that's how this is going to play out, at least that's how the white house hope it's going to play out. let's take it to the people and see what they think too. >> richard wolffe of thanks for joining...
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>> yeah. >> that's a very big drag. >> it's a big number. pew has done a lot of those studies on this. but i think it's also something everybody tells pollsters what they think. i can tell you, this had nothing to do with govnohuckabee who obviously was evangelical leader, what have you. i was in a lot of these churches with his candidacy. there are a lot of people who came up to me and said, you can't let the mormon win. as an irish catholic who's seen prejudice in my lifetime in politics, it bothered me a little bit. i couldn't quite understand it. i know it's real. >> gene robinson, it was a very real moment in the press conference, the most vivid moment of the press conference. it shows you why you like having a guy like chris christie in your corner. he was very forceful. >> yeah, he was forceful. as ed said, he does tend to overstate sometime, but he will be an effective campaigner for romney if he really goes out on the stump for him and tries to bring him across the line in some important primary states, especially down the road. i a
>> yeah. >> that's a very big drag. >> it's a big number. pew has done a lot of those studies on this. but i think it's also something everybody tells pollsters what they think. i can tell you, this had nothing to do with govnohuckabee who obviously was evangelical leader, what have you. i was in a lot of these churches with his candidacy. there are a lot of people who came up to me and said, you can't let the mormon win. as an irish catholic who's seen prejudice in my...
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but no, the big battle to come is over whether we increase taxes on the wealthy. and it's a battle that not only americans are siding with the president on, but it's a moral battle as well. the top 1% are now taking home 20%, more than 20% of total income. the more, and a larger portion than they've taken home in 90 years. and they're facing lower taxes. and lower tax rates than they faced in 50 years. what the president is saying is, americans are on their backs. most americans are either jobless or afraid of losing their jobs or their wages are going down. they can't make ends meet. you at the top, you have got to play your part. enough of this. and i think most americans say yes, that is a moral argument that i agree with. >> it's my sense the republicans were so unready to deal with the specifics of the president's proposal that they just fell back on the class warfare line today. i think they're seeing the same polls that everyone else sees. they know that the public is on the president's side on the taxation issues. there were other areas to go at, i think,
but no, the big battle to come is over whether we increase taxes on the wealthy. and it's a battle that not only americans are siding with the president on, but it's a moral battle as well. the top 1% are now taking home 20%, more than 20% of total income. the more, and a larger portion than they've taken home in 90 years. and they're facing lower taxes. and lower tax rates than they faced in 50 years. what the president is saying is, americans are on their backs. most americans are either...
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keep a big hunk of it. but part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along. >> okay. so the marauding bands thing might have been a little too much, but the president and his speechwriters were listening. and then they rewrote his position on class warfare. >> you can make millions. you can make billions of dollars in america. this is the land of opportunity. that's great. all i'm saying is, if you've done well, i've done well, then you should do a little something to give something back. you should want to see the country that provided you with this opportunity to be successful and be able to provide opportunity for the young people who are going to be coming up behind you. now, the republicans, you know, when i talked about this earlier in the week. sh they say, well, this is class warfare. you know what? if asking a billionaire to pay their fair share of taxes, to pay the same tax rate as a plumber or a teacher is class warfare, then you
keep a big hunk of it. but part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along. >> okay. so the marauding bands thing might have been a little too much, but the president and his speechwriters were listening. and then they rewrote his position on class warfare. >> you can make millions. you can make billions of dollars in america. this is the land of opportunity. that's great. all i'm saying is, if you've done well, i've...
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you guys had a big part in it. i'm glad you're coming around paying attention to what we're paying attention to instead of the fringe that would love to destroy the middle class entirely. >> you have a voice and reason to criticize myself, my company. let me ask you this. in fairness, does this administration of president obama have any criticism as to the financial situation the country's in? >> i think myself, as well as many other people, would like to see a little more economic justice, social justice. jesus stuff. as far as feeding the poor. health care for the sick. i feel it entertaining people like to hold up their bill of rights when screaming at gay soldiers but can't wrap their heads around a for-profit health care system can work. if we want the president to do more, talk to him on a level that reaches people instead of asking for his birth certificate and total nonsense. >> so good. producers always have more video than they have air time, of course. greta van susteren tells the media her team was doin
you guys had a big part in it. i'm glad you're coming around paying attention to what we're paying attention to instead of the fringe that would love to destroy the middle class entirely. >> you have a voice and reason to criticize myself, my company. let me ask you this. in fairness, does this administration of president obama have any criticism as to the financial situation the country's in? >> i think myself, as well as many other people, would like to see a little more economic...